Elaine Eksvärd

Elaine Eksvärd

Eksvärd in 2011
Born (1981-07-26) 26 July 1981
Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality Swedish

Elaine Eksvärd, née Bergqvist (26 July 1981), is a Swedish author who writes about rhetoric. She has a BA degree in rhetoric from Södertörn University, and she has written five books about the subject.[1] Her two first books were released under her maiden name Elaine Bergqvist. In 2016 she published Medan han lever, which received a great deal of attention as in the book she accuses her father of sexual abuse during her upbringing.[2] Eksvärd also works as a consultant, and she was SVT's rhetoric expert during the coverage of the 2008 US Presidential election.[3] She has also been the rhetoric expert during SVT's coverage of the Swedish general elections in 2010 and 2014.[3] She along with her husband Gustav Eksvärd and Ida Bjursten runs the company Snacka Snyggt, which has courses and lectures in rhetoric and social etiquette in relation to conversation and speeches.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Retorikkonsulter är så sköna!". Elaine Eksvärd. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Thomas Lerner (16 March 2016). "Viktigt uppmärksamma alla övergrepp mot barn". DN.SE. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Elaine Eksvärd". Ekvilibrium Talarförmedling. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Snacka Snyggt AB". Retrieved 30 April 2016.

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